Radio for HAM pointing out some debris in front of BOT’s car (which is immediately ahead of HAM on the grid)

VET leads everyone away on the formation lap
The Toro Rosso pair are starting on hypersofts (like Red Bull); everyone else on ultrasofts
VET has a long wait on the grid
VER looks a long way forward in his grid box

01/70: VER attacks BOT into Turn 1 but BOT stays P2
STR squeezes HAR against the wall; HAR wipes out against the wall, pushes STR into the run-off area
Safety Car deployed

02[SC]: ERI and VAN pit – long stop for VAN
Replay of the start – was VAN involved in an incident before Turn 1?

03[SC]: Marshals have cleared GAS’ car; now they’re moving STR’s

04[SC]: Replay shows RIC had a good start; passed RAI before Turn 1
SC in at the end of this lap

50: OCO passed GRO as they approached the final chicane but GRO was pitting, which means OCO braked for the corner but GRO almost ran into the back of him as the braking point for the pits is further down the road

“The FIA’s race director, Charlie Whiting, has explained the cause of the chequered flag being inadvertently waved before the end of the Canadian Grand Prix.” … “The chequered flag was shown a lap early because there was a miscommunication between the start platform and the guy that they call the starter, the guy that starts and finishes the races,” FIA race director Charlie Whiting told reporters. “He thought it was the last lap, he asked race control to confirm it and they confirmed it.”https://www.pitpass.com/62018/FIAs-Charlie-Whiting-clarifies-chequered-flag-error